Mood disorders -- such as anxiety and depression -- may share a common genetic link with insomnia, according to a recent study of children and adolescents. Researchers examined 1,442 twin pairs ... Read More

In one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, Hamlet, the title character muses, "To sleep, perchance to dream." But if a new study is accurate, that dream-filled sleep may have ... Read More

Middle-aged adults who are chronically sleep deprived may be at increased risk for developing high blood pressure. Researchers have observed that missing an average of one hour of sleep nightly over ... Read More

Even among those of relatively normal weight, obstructive sleep apnea may be to blame in up to half of those who complain of excessive daytime sleepiness. Researchers examined the records of ... Read More

As presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies annual meeting in Seattle, a new trial of Nuvigil (generic name of armodafinil) was found to significantly improve wakefulness in individuals with ... Read More

At the June Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting in Seattle, a number of studies were released, including the results of a nationwide survey about Americans' aspirations for the future and ... Read More

In a recent study of 901 professional musicians, it was observed that the woodwind players were less likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea. The instrumentalists who played high-resistance woodwinds such as ... Read More

We all have bad habits, and some of those may happen while we are sleeping. If you would like to report one of your own -- or one of ... Read More